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W_HAMILTON

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2. They didn't get nothing.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 03:21 PM

May 2018

They got access, including a private dinner with Trump in Davos, I thought.

They may be claiming they got nothing now, but that's for PR/legal purposes.

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All that money being paid to Cohen. And for nothing? There's a name for that. [View all] MineralMan May 2018 OP

Under the table / off the books / dark money FakeNoose May 2018 #1

They didn't get nothing. W_HAMILTON May 2018 #2

Agreed sarah FAILIN May 2018 #7

Didn't get their money's worth?... lame54 May 2018 #3

The CEO of Novartis recently "retired." Don't know if there is any connection. dameatball May 2018 #4

Is he still alive? volstork May 2018 #6

last time I saw him...lol.....no, I just read about it online dameatball May 2018 #8

Maybe he didn't want to explain the payola that got no ola dameatball May 2018 #9

Pay to Play superpatriotman May 2018 #5

These companies can write it off as "advertising and marketing" now. TeamPooka May 2018 #10

Novartis probably wrote off the payments, gaining a little tax advantage gratuitous May 2018 #11

Or maybe they're just not telling us the truth about why they gave Cohen the money struggle4progress May 2018 #12